Book of the Year

Events

Dear College of the Redwoods student,

This year the Book of the Year Committee (with the generous support of the College’s administration) was able to provide 950 free copies of this year’s book selection, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

If you were given one of those free copies, or someone loaned you their copy, we hope that you’ve had a chance to read it and utilize the strategies suggested on the bookmark. If not, we’d encourage you to take it off the shelf and read it over the winter break, so you can participate in one of the discussion forums we’ll be hosting at all the CR campuses during the week of February 5-9. These forums are a great place to discover deeper understanding of the book through discussion with others. Even if you've never attended a book discussion before, join us! Whether you voice comments and questions or contribute by listening and reflecting on the reading, everyone is welcome!

For those of you at the Eureka campus, there will be four discussion forums:

English faculty member Nicole Bryant Lescher on Monday, Feb. 5 in the Performing Arts Theater from 3-4 pm: